According to researchers from Texas A&M, New York University and Rutgers who studied data from Suffolk County in Massachusetts, not prosecuting low-level crimes can lead to less crime overall.

As recent events demonstrate, cities all over the country and around the world are looking to invest in technology to enhance safety and limit the possibility of crime.

The lessons learned following the Boston Marathon bombings were many, but one lesson that was learned rather quickly was that Twitter was going to become the go-to platform for gathering timely and accurate information from city, state and federal officials regarding the rapidly unfolding events of that week.